Leprosy and tuberculosis: The epidemiological consequences of cross- immunity

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1923-1927

  Lietman, Tom ^a,b   Porco, Travis ^c   Blower, Sally ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Francis I Proctor Foundation

^c Center for AIDS Prevention Services

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031470019     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.12.1923     Document Type: Review

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